YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Holdings Raised by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 41.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $128,000. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $201,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on YPF shares. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 2.4 %

NYSE YPF opened at $37.15 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $14.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $41.93 and its 200-day moving average is $31.31. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.